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Red Cross appeals for blood donations

PARKERSBURG – The American Red Cross on Monday issued an urgent need for donors of all blood types. Scheduled donations, which account for 90% of all blood donations, have sharply dropped in recent weeks, Sharon Kesselring, executive director of the American Red Cross of the Ohio Valley, ...

Authority slates annual Pleasants County electronics recycling day

An annual electronics recycling collection will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Momentive Performance Materials Plant, 10851 Energy Highway, in Friendly. Sponsored by the Pleasants County Solid Waste Authority, all residents of nearby counties, non-profits and small businesses can ...

Actors Guild of Parkersburg opens ‘Sylvia’ on Friday

“Sylvia” opens Friday at the Actors Guild of Parkersburg for a two-week run. The show is about Greg and Kate who moved to Manhattan after 22 years of raising their children in the suburbs. Greg’s career is winding down while Kate’s is beginning to offer her more opportunities. Greg ...

Ads in New York must now label AI-generated ‘synthetic performers’

NEW YORK – New York has implemented a law requiring advertisements featuring AI-generated people to clearly label them as "synthetic performers." The law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in December, took effect Tuesday. Her office describes it as a "first-in-the-nation law" aimed at ...

New Martinsville man sentenced to prison

WHEELING – A New Martinsville man has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for soliciting child sexual abuse material, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey of the Northern District of West Virginia said in a news release Tuesday. The investigation began after a social media platform ...